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Poor bruised DS, feel so guilty

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frazzledgirl · 10/04/2009 20:56

My poor beloved DS has gone to bed tonight with his beautiful little face almost unrecognisable.

Today, in three separate incidents, he:

*Ran down the hall, tripped, and did a header into the door frame = one nice big forehead bruise

*Pulled away from DH's hand on the doorstep of my grandma's kitchen, falling face first onto a concrete patio - scrapes to the forehead, bleeding lip, bruised red nose

*Knocked flying by my dad's enormous great farking dog (was supervised, and honestly she's a lovely patient animal, this was just unlucky) face-first into a brick wall. Tooth went into inside of lip, so lots of blood and swelling.

It could have been so much worse. They're all fairly minor, no lasting damage, he's an active toddler and things happen.

But all in one day makes me feel as if I'm negligent in some crucial way, and have just got lucky so far...

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Claire2009 · 10/04/2009 20:57

Aww, the poor fella

How old is he?

I've heard 'clumsiness' means growth spurt..

Hope he & you are ok.

frazzledgirl · 10/04/2009 21:00

He's 20 months, and has indeed been spectacularly clumsy today - there have been lots of minor falls, too. My mum blamed his shoes, but TBH he was just as bad in socks.

I think he's OK, but thinking about how much pain and shock he's experienced today (OK, minor, but he didn't know at the time) makes me want to cry.

Sigh. I think this is three months' worth of accidents in a single day. We've been lucky for ages.

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whomovedmychocolate · 10/04/2009 21:01

DS (eight months) has a massive purple forehead where he smacked himself with a wooden train, ten minutes before we were due to go see the paeds consultant

It happens a lot with the under threes. The consultant btw said 'ooh I see someone is learning to walk'.

Be careful with the dog though, my MiL had her face completely smashed by a very happy dog she owns running into her!

You are not negligent, you've just both had a shitty day - tomorrow will be better and hey, let him have some Easter chocolate a bit early, sounds like he deserves a treat!

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frazzledgirl · 10/04/2009 21:05

I fed him some ice cream on the grounds that it would either help his swollen mouth (wouldn't let us near him with the frozen peas) or at any rate cheer him up

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herbietea · 10/04/2009 21:05

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solidgoldshaggingbunnies · 10/04/2009 21:10

I've had days like this with my DS, it does happen. Poor little sod - but he will be fine in the morning and TBH I think active toddlers often mind the pain less and forget it a lot faster than the parents who are kind of going through it vicariously.

frazzledgirl · 11/04/2009 12:45

Well, he was fine this morning - although he looks like Leslie Ash, post-trout pout!

Is still being really clumsy, though. Don't want to hover, but OTOH really don't want another day like yesterday. It's so hard to strike the balance, isn't it?

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